The Self-focused Practice Questionnaire (SfPQ): Preliminary Psychometric Properties of a Measure of Therapist Self-focused Practice

Background: Therapist self-practice, in its various forms, is common across therapeutic modalities, but a measure of its impact on participants does not yet exist. Aims: This paper describes the development and reliability testing of the ‘Self-focused Practice Questionnaire’ (SfPQ), a measure of sel...

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Published in:Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy 2017-09, Vol.45 (5), p.497-509
Main Authors: Chigwedere, Craig, Fitzmaurice, Brian, Donohoe, Gary
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Clinical psychology
Counseling psychology
Emotions
Empathy
Factor analysis
Female
Humans
Internalization
Male
Middle Aged
Psychology - education
Psychology - methods
Psychometrics
Psychotherapy
Quantitative psychology
Reflective practice
Reproducibility of Results
Self Concept
Surveys and Questionnaires
Therapists
Therapy
Training
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Summary:Background: Therapist self-practice, in its various forms, is common across therapeutic modalities, but a measure of its impact on participants does not yet exist. Aims: This paper describes the development and reliability testing of the ‘Self-focused Practice Questionnaire’ (SfPQ), a measure of self-perceived impact of one's self-focused practice. Method: Exploratory factor analysis (EFA), internal consistency and reliability were assessed in a convenience sample of 112 trainee therapists. Results: Five factors, rating impacts on therapist Personal-self (Awareness of Developmental experiences, Experience of Personal Change and Felt-sense/Self-awareness), and Therapist-self (Internalization of the Model, and Development of Empathy) were identified, with good internal consistency and acceptable to good test–retest reliability. Conclusions: Though more work is needed, these preliminary results support the SfPQ's reliability and validity. The SfPQ is an important measure, which may enhance routine rating of self-focused practice in training institutions.
ISSN:1352-4658
1469-1833
DOI:10.1017/S1352465817000042